$15M Project To Transform N.C. 115 With Roundabouts, Realignment, More

N.C. 115/Main Street shut down Friday. The closure marks the start of a $15 million traffic overhaul in Cornelius and Davidson. Virginia-based Caton Construction Group won the contract from the North Carolina Department of Transportation in late 2023.

Workers rerouted traffic to Potts Street in Cornelius to link planned roundabouts and install a waterline, pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalk, and a drainage system, according to a March 5 NCDOT news release, per the Charlotte Observer. Driveways will remain accessible during construction, per the release.

The first phase brings a roundabout at N.C. 115 and Potts Street in Cornelius. This roundabout will replace the existing T-intersection, highway officials said.

Workers will shift the intersection west. This requires portions of N.C. 115 and Potts Street to be realigned, according to state officials. Both phases target congestion reduction.

The second phase will link Potts, Sloan, and Beaty Streets in Davidson and build a parallel route to N.C. 115. A roundabout is also planned at the existing Sloan/Beaty/Griffith streets intersection.

Both phases should wrap up late this year, according to NCDOT. Landscaping and vegetation installation will extend through spring 2027.

Charlotte-based Blythe Construction Inc. is slated to resurface Lake Norman roads and rebuild shoulders along the routes beginning now and continuing until fall, according to a March 3 NCDOT news release. This work is part of a $4.8 million, 13-mile resurfacing effort in Mecklenburg County.

U.S. 21 North/Statesville Road from Caldwell Creek Drive to Holly Point Circle in Huntersville and from Westmoreland Road to Catawba Avenue in Cornelius will be resurfaced. Mayes Road from Old Statesville Road to Westmoreland Road in Cornelius and Huntersville-Concord Road from McCauley Road in Huntersville to Cabarrus County are also part of the plan.

Lanes will mostly be closed overnight, officials said. Real-time travel information is available at DriveNC.gov.